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Towards an implied duty of good faith under English law

  • Jones Day
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • May 6 2013

"I respectfully suggest that the traditional English hostility towards a doctrine of good faith in the performance of contracts, to the extent it

Recent developments in suits against foreign governments and corporations doing business abroad

  • Jones Day
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  • USA
  • -
  • May 3 2013

The United States is an attractive forum for plaintiffs to challenge the actions of foreign states, due to U.S. courts' liberal discovery rules

Traps for the unwary in disputes involving China

  • Jones Day
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  • China, USA
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  • August 22 2012

"Primum non nocere" or "first, do no harm" is a fundamental precept of the medical profession

Demand bonds: in the UK, less is more

  • Jones Day
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 20 2012

A recent case has opened a debate as to the drafting required to create a demand bond as opposed to a guarantee

Delaware update: Chancellor Strine proposes new approach to multijurisdictional shareholder litigation

  • Jones Day
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  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2013

In a January 22, 2013 article, Chancellor Leo E. Strine, Jr. Of the Delaware Court of Chancery (along with his coauthors) argues that place of

Executing documents at ‘virtual’ completions best practice following the Mercury Case

  • Jones Day
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 30 2009

Transactions in recent years have grown ever more complex, often involving multiple agreements between parties in a number of different locations and time zones

VTB Capital PLC v Nutritek International Corp 2012 EWCA Civ 808 (20 June)

  • Jones Day
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 13 2012

VTB Capital PLC appealed against a decision (2011 EWHC 3107 (Ch)) which refused permission to amend to add claims in contract on the basis that the court should pierce the corporate veil of Nutritek International so as to make various defendants liable as parties under the facility agreement

Delaware court resuscitates a derivative lawsuit despite dismissal with prejudice in another forum

  • Jones Day
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 25 2012

On June 11, 2012, the Delaware Chancery Court ruled that a shareholder derivative case could proceed against the directors of Allergan, Inc., even after a federal court in California had dismissed with prejudice a parallel action based on identical claims

Best efforts and endeavours case analysis and practical guidance under US and UK law

  • Jones Day
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  • United Kingdom, USA
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  • July 31 2007

Contract lawyers around the world spend hours negotiating seemingly slight changes in contract language

Delaware update: LLC managers have fiduciary duties

  • Jones Day
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 28 2012

In a recent decision, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery held that limited liability company managers are subject to